Lore:The Towers

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White-Gold, one of the Towers

This article is about the metaphysical structures. For the constellation, seeThe Tower.

"Well, some think that the White-Gold Tower—and some other towers around Tamriel—help, well, hold the world up, or something like that. Others believe that before the Dragon broke, the tower helped protect us from invasion from Oblivion[...]They help keep Mundus—the World—from dissolving back into Oblivion. Or something like that. Anyway, everyone seems to agree it has power, but no one knows exactly what kind. "
—PrinceAttrebus Mede,The Infernal City

The Towersare ancient structures onNirnwhich date back to as early as the end of theDawn Era.They are immensely powerful, and are responsible for the stabilization ofMundusas well as a wide array of other fantastical functions. The Towers are capable of causing extreme alterations in reality that can result inDragon Breaks.[1]

The Metaphysical Tower[edit]

The Towers of Nirn are magical and physical echoes ofAda-Mantiawhich are believed to strengthen and reinforce the strictures of Mundus.[2]The Towers' relation to the metaphysical Tower is unclear, but presumably, understanding both is necessary to understand either.[UOL 1]

The Wheel[edit]

The Wheel is the structure of the Aurbis. The Spokes are "eight components of chaos", believed to be referring to theDivinesand the primordial force ofPadomay.They are the "lent bones" (i.e.Earth Bones) of theAedra,those who formed the earth upon which mortals tread and gave them the blending of the primordial forces ofAnuand Padomay: static change. Outside the spokes is the Aurbis,[3]though this is probably better understood in context asAetherius,the spirit realm, the rim of the Wheel.

The spaces between the Spokes areOblivion,the realms of theDaedric Princes.Mundus is the Wheel's hub.[3]

The Secret[edit]

The Tower represents an objective view of reality, and those trying to followLorkhan'spath attempt to achieve this view without sacrificing their own sense of agency and personhood. If a mortal is successful in observing the Tower, they can achieveCHIM.[UOL 2]

Mundus is often depicted in the form of the Wheel, which is considered the heart of all creation. At the center of this Wheel lies a smaller circle, which, when viewed from the side, is revealed to be a Tower.[4]This is known as the "I", or secret Tower. The White-Gold Tower and its spokes are built to emulate this particular depiction of the Aurbis. Mundus is a reflection of the Wheel as a whole, being its hub (the center). Mortals, living within this 'hub', are able to perceive the Tower within Mundus without leaving the 'Wheel'.

Those who reach a true understanding on the nature of the universe, the nature of the Tower, are sometimes said to know a "Right Reaching".[4][3][5]Vivecalso wrote of the "secret triangular gate" of theHeart of Lorkhanthrough which mortals could perceive the secret Tower.[3]

Those who take a favorable view of the creation of the mortal plane assert that Lorkhan came up with this idea so that others could find what he did.[UOL 2]Lorkhan's motivations for this have been heavily disputed throughout history.[6]All agree that he failed,[7]but some assert that he sabotaged his experiment with the Tower intentionally so that others would know how to avoid doing so.[UOL 2]

The Towers of Nirn[edit]

"The Aldmeri or Merethic Elves were singular of purpose only so long as it took them to realize that other Towers, with their own Stones, could tell different stories[...] "
—Aurbic Enigma 4: The Elden Tree

According to legend, when the Aedra undertook the creation of Mundus, the physical flesh ofNirnwas hung on a skeleton of joints, which are known as the Earth Bones. Each of them radiated a palpable reality. The Adamantine Tower was erected for Convention atop one of these joint-points.[8]

During the Merethic Era, the Aldmeri devised a way for "Variorum Architects"to inscribe rules for new Towers. They self-refracted, with different groups following different Towers and Stones, resulting in the proliferation of the Towers which are known today,[9]each of them built on other "joint-points".[8]These legends suggest that while time was linear in the Merethic Era, it was not singular: by building their own Tower, each group could create their own narrative, distinct but equal to those around it. And so, the Towers did their "Dance",[9]each harnessing their own reality and making it conform to their desires. It is speculated that the Towers will conform their spheres of reality according to the desires of whomever claims them; this is offered as a possible explanation for an apparent climate change inCyrodiil.[8]

The Towers exist apart from ordinary space and time.[10]Each Tower has, for the most part, its own unique appearance and abilities. Some Towers are meticulously crafted reflections of Ada-Mantia, as is the case with White-Gold.[11]Others, like Crystal-Like-Law, took a more liberal approach to their designs. Some Towers are even natural formations, such as Snow Throat.[12]Some, though echoes of Ada-Mantia, are considered refutations of that Tower, at least one (Walk-Brass) to such a great degree that it apparently refuted itself into nonexistence.[UOL 1]

Every Tower has its Stone.[9]They are magical and physical echoes of Ada-Mantia's Zero Stone, by which a Tower might focus its energy to mold creation.[UOL 1]While Aetherius is the source of "creatia", accessing the spirit realm is difficult and requires great expenditures.[13][UOL 1]Therefore, the general rule is that Stones cultivate creatia indirectly, borrowing surplus creatia which has washed into Oblivion from Aetherius. The Stones then graft this creatia to the terrestrial domain of their respective Towers.[UOL 1]

"Tower Lore" is notoriously riddled with scholarly disagreement and controversy.[8]Much of the lore surrounding the subject is thought to be muddled by lies and misinterpretations.[UOL 1]Below are the most well-known of the Towers of Nirn, though it's possible others may exist. In some instances, a Tower's physical avatar within Mundus has been inferred.[nb 1]

The Adamantine Tower

Ada-Mantia[edit]

"[A]s the world congealed into reality, the Gods made a great tower to discuss how best to proceed with the making of Mundus. The physical, temporal, spiritual, and magical elements of Nirn were set at this Convention, and the tower itself remained behind even as some of the Gods disappeared into Aetherius. Today it is the Adamantine Tower on the little island of Balfiera between High Rock and Hammerfell in the Iliac Bay. That such a humanoid structure remains the sole footprint of the Aedra speaks perhaps of the essentially mortal nature of our world."
—Pocket Guide to the Empire, Third Edition

The tower on theIsle of Balfierais known by many names: Tower Zero,[11]Adamantine, Ada-Mantia,[9]Direnni,[14]and the Ur-Tower[UOL 1]are but a few. It was the site ofConvention,and is the single oldest building in all the known world.[15]Legend holds that linear time began around the tower - which defined the structure of reality within its vicinity[9]- and spread from there in a stepped fashion.[UOL 1]It was this tower which would be emulated across Tamriel.[9]Architects have noted that building a tower to its proportions should not be possible.[14]

Ada-Mantia's Stone is the Zero Stone, which is still within the Foundation Vault of the tower.[9]It is undoubtedly filled with immense power, but has remained inert and immutable throughout history despite attempts by some of the greatest mages in history to unravel its secrets.[16]It was through this Stone that the powers of Ada-Mantia at Convention determined the spread of creation and their parts in it.[UOL 1]

Convention consisted of two known decisions: the punishment of Lorkhan, and the decision of et'Ada to either leave Mundus or stay.[15][7]The "First Tower Dictate" is said to have consisted of the command to "render the mutant bound where he may do no more harm. As God of the Mundus, alike shall be his progeny, split from their divine sparks. We are Eight time eight Exarchs. Let the home of Padomay see us as sole exit".[1]The apex of Ada-Mantia is whereAuri-Elis said to have slain Lorkhan, impaled his Heart on an arrow, and launched it across the world.[14][7]Even after theAedraleft, Ada-Mantia continued to dictate reality in its vicinity, bringing unrelenting order to the chaos of the Dawn.[9]

The facade has changed over the years, but the core of the tower has remained entirely the same: a single great, seamless, impregnable spire of ageless metal which is at least half-embedded in the ground.[17]It is entirely smooth, except for one point known as the Argent Aperture which is thought to be a door. Adjacent to the Zero Stone, this door has a lock of thirteen slowly counter-rotating rings. It has never been opened.[16]

The Red Tower of Vvardenfell

Red Tower[edit]

"The vast Volcano of Tamriel, this giant mountain dominates the north of Morrowind. It is a small continent all to itself, riven from the rest of Morrowind by the remains of a colossal crater [...] Legend attributes its birth to the fall of a god to earth [...]"—Pocket Guide to the Empire, First Edition

When the Merethic elves took their own paths, theChimerfollowed Red-Heart.[9]When the Heart of Lorkhan fell to the ground in what is modern-dayMorrowind,Red Mountain(also known as the Red Tower) rose around it, the second of the Towers whose creation can be directly attributed to the Aedra themselves.[7]

Auri-El launched the Heart of Lorkhan across the world because he could not destroy it. It is the Heart of the World, and merely laughed at his efforts. As the Aedra sought to leave the world for its own good atConvention,the raw power of the Heart was essential in order for the world to survive in their absence.[7]The Dwemer found the Heart buried deep beneath the mountain, and High CraftlordKagrenacsought to harness its power in the building of a mechanical god for the Dwemer.[18]This is where the story of the Tower ofWalk-Brassbegins.

Using Kagrenac's achievements, four Chimer eventually tapped into the power of the Heart: theTribunalofAlmalexia,Sotha Sil,and Vivec wielded the divine power of the Heart for thousands of years for the benefit of their people.[18]Their former compatriot,Dagoth Ur,awoke beneath the mountain circa2E 882.Dagoth Ur would eventually succeed in hoarding the power of the Heart of Lorkhan for himself, and the Tribunal would lose access to the stone of Red Mountain entirely.[19]

However, with the fulfillment of theNerevarine Propheciesin3E 427,Kagrenac's bindings upon the Heart were destroyed: the Heart of the World was set free. All who had stolen power from it lost their divine spark, and the threat Dagoth Ur posed to Tamriel was quickly eliminated.[20]

White-Gold[edit]

The White-Gold Tower
"But of all the Prismatic Mer, none were more presumptuous than the Ayleids of the Heartland. They built their tower in open emulation of Ada-Mantia, using as Founding-Stone the great red diamond they had uncovered: Chim-el-Adabal[...]"—Aurbic Enigma 4: The Elden Tree

TheAyleidsbuilt theirWhite Gold Towerto reflect Tower Zero,Ada-Mantia,in the center of Tamriel, in order to best echo and even amplify Ada-Mantia's mystical properties.[8]They used theChim-el-Adabalas their Stone, as it was purportedly the crystallized blood from the Heart of Lorkhan which fell to the ground as the Heart sailed over theHeartlands.Through their powerful machinations, their tower of White-Gold became Tower One (though history records thatCrystal-Like-Lawwas erected before the White Gold Tower[15]).[9]It has also been called simply theWhite Tower.[21]The Ayleids' purpose in building their Tower was to counteract the spiritual bleeding from Mundus caused by theConventionat Ada-Mantia, to make a focus point for reuniting the mortal realm with the divine. To this end, they entered into a pact with the Daedric Princes to harvest castaway creatia from the Void.[UOL 1]

It is noteworthy that the Ayleids built more than just the central tower: with eight lesser towers forming a ring around White-Gold, the Ayleids had built their own Wheel, which apparently gave the Tower of White-Gold a power over creatia unlike any other Tower. This special power also made White-Gold especially dangerous, for if the Ayleids succeeded in making their own Wheel, their own microcosm within a microcosm, then if and when it was meddled with, the consequences could prove absolutely disastrous.[UOL 1]

In1E 243,theAlessian Slave Rebellioncame to a head, and the armies of man, led byMorihaus,took the White Gold Tower.[22][23]Though the Ayleids lost their Tower, it did not fall. Rather, the legend of SaintAlessiaand her new Covenant withAkatoshbegan. It is said that her rebellion was blessed by Akatosh, who looked with pity upon the plight of her people. He drew his own blood and blessed Alessia with it, forging their pact: so long as Alessia's generations were true to thedragon blood,Akatosh would endeavor to seal tight theGates of Oblivionand deny the armies of Daedra and undead to their enemies. In token of this Covenant, Akatosh gave to Alessia and her descendants theAmulet of Kings(whose centerpiece was the Chim-el Adabal), as well as theDragonfiresof theImperial City.So long as theEmpiremaintained its worship of Akatosh and his kin, and so long as Alessia's heirs bore the Amulet of Kings, Akatosh and his divine kin would maintain a strong barrier protecting the mortal plane.[24]

Mortals did not always prove capable of holding to this Covenant. During theInterregnumin theSecond Era,the Amulet of Kings had no master, with devastating results for all of Tamriel.[25]Around2E 582,servants ofMolag Balremoved manyTel Var Stonesfrom the Tower, weakening it, before their Prince's attack on Tamriel could be thwarted.[26]But an age later, servants of a different Prince,Mehrunes Dagon,brought about theOblivion Crisisby slaying the Emperor and any other who could lay claim to the Amulet, until all that was left wasMartin Septim,the slain Emperor's bastard son. As Dagon and his armies rained devastation down upon the Imperial City to thwart his coronation, Martin ended the Crisis by forging a new agreement between mortals and the gods, again written in blood — this time, his own. He shattered the Amulet of Kings, transforming himself into an avatar of Akatosh and vanquishing Dagon, jettisoning the Prince of Destruction back into Oblivion.[27]With the Amulet gone, the Dragonfires quenched, and the last Dragonblood Emperor dead, the barrier to Oblivion is sealed forever.[28]At the cost of his own life, Martin ensured that theDaedric Princeswould never again tread upon the mortal realm.[UOL 3]

Crystal-Like-Law[edit]

Crystal-Like Law
"I stood transfixed as the heart of my homeland was torn as if from my own breast. The unthinkable, the incomprehensible... the tower of Crystal-Like-Law cast to the ground, with all the dignity of a beggar meeting an iron-clad fist. An eternity I watched, trying to reconcile what I knew with what I saw."
—Rising Threat

TheCrystal Towerwas one of the first towers erected in emulation ofAda-Mantia,possibly the very first.[15]In erecting Crystal-Like-Law, the elves ofSummerset Islesought to focus on "dracochrysalis", or keeping elder magic bound before it could change into something lesser (an act which, ironically, required aetherial surplus).[UOL 1]The Crystal Tower was a manifestation of ancient magic and a symbol for the Altmer. It protected Summerset, and connected every reality by existing in every planar realm at the same time.Sotha Siltheorized that it functioned as a doorway or watchtower, and described it as the "key to omnipresence".[29]TheSapiarchs,Summerset's greatest sages, served as the Tower's curators.[30]

The white interior of the tower was said to radiate light.[31]The Stone of Crystal-Like-Law isTransparent Law,a large red crystal which sits at the top of the Tower and serves as the source of its power, anchoring the Tower to other realities.[29]Embedded within Transparent Law is a smaller gem called the Heart of Transparent Law. If the Heart of Transparent Law is removed from the crystal, the protection provided by the Tower slowly weakens. At some point in the early Second Era, the Psijic RitemasterIachesiswas compelled to steal the Heart from the Crystal Tower.[32]Anoutsiderused the divine power of the Dawnbreaker to reforge it in2E 582.[33]For the people of Summerset, the tower was the heart of their homeland, a heart which was ripped out during the Oblivion Crisis. Before Martin Septim could close shut the jaws of Oblivion, the hordes ofDaedraattacking the homeland of theAltmerwere able to use magic to topple their tower. Crystal-Like-Law had fallen.[34]However, appearances may be deceiving, for this bastion of sorcery seemingly transcended normal conceptions, existing in manyplanesother than Mundus.[32][33][35]

Snow Throat[edit]

Snow Throat
"This is the highest mountain in Skyrim, and the highest in Tamriel aside from Vvardenfell in Morrowind. The Nords believe men were formed on this mountain when the sky breathed onto the land. Hence the Song of Return refers not only to Ysgramor's return to Tamriel after the destruction of Saarthal, but to the Nords' return to what they believe was their original homeland."—Pocket Guide to the Empire, First Edition

Snow Throat, or the Snow Tower,[21]is represented in theThroat of the World.Its apex is said to be only "half here",[UOL 1]and its Stone is thought to be a cave.[UOL 4]It was here that many significant historical and mythical events for the Nordic people took place, not the least of which isKynepurportedly creating mankind at its summit.[22]

In the late Merethic Era, theDragon Warwas ended atop the Throat of the World when three Atmoran warriors utilized anElder Scrollatop Snow-Throat to cast the dragon godAlduinout of the world.[36]This action resulted in the creation of a Time Wound, or "Tiid-Ahraan", at the peak, which the turncoat dragonPaarthurnaxguarded against for when Alduin inevitably returned.[37]Eventually,Jurgen Windcallerwould come to the summit in the early First Era and builtHigh Hrothgar,a monastery for individuals to contemplate the nature of the universe and peacefully master theirthu'um's.[38]

"The Prophecy of the Dragonborn",which is usually attributed to theElder Scrolls(though it's sometimes called anAkaviriprophecy), mentions several other Towers while holding a special significance for Snow Throat:

When misrule takes its place at the eight corners of the world
When theBrass Towerwalks andTime is reshaped
When thethrice-blessedfailand theRed Towertrembles
When theDragonborn Rulerloses his throne, and theWhite Towerfalls
When the Snow Tower lies sundered, kingless, bleeding
TheWorld-Eaterwakes, andthe Wheelturns upon theLast Dragonborn.

This prophecy is shown on the right-hand side ofAlduin's Wallin Sky Haven Temple, where the Snow Tower is depicted as a cracked mountain.

The Prophecy's reference to the Snow Tower has been widely construed as referring to the plight ofSkyrimduring theStormcloak Rebellion,wherein High KingToryggwas killed and the province was launched into a bitter civil war. Following this event, Alduin was at last able to re-emerge from the Time Wound and began the process of rebuilding his dragon army. TheLast Dragonbornwould climb the Throat of the World and learn the thu'um the ancient Atmorans used to weaken him through the use of the Time Wound and another Elder Scroll.[36]

Green-Sap[edit]

The Elden Tree, one of the great Graht Oaks
"As for the Osseous Orrery: can anyone really claim to comprehend the full intentions of Anumaril in his metamorphosis to instrumentality? Do we even know how many axes of circumpenetration its arms rotate through?"
—Morian Zenas,Commentaries on Beredalmo[39]

TheBosmerdid not build a Tower; they grew it, a greatgraht-oakwhose roots sprang from a Perchance Acorn. This was their Stone. And because the Acorn might perchance have been elsewhere, thus was Green-Sap manifold and several. Each could walk, and sing their own songs. From the interplay of the manifold Green-Sap, the Bosmer learned the songs which "made the trees dance", and which dances they desired to perform.[9]In other words, each Green-Sap was able to sing their own song, tell their own story — create their own reality. And the Bosmer took joy in this, and in picking the song which appealed to them, as it was a reflection of their own nature.

Each Green-Sap was also every Green-Sap. Within each were told all the stories of the Green, with every ending true, though none any truer than another. When theAlessian Slave Rebellioncaused the Ayleids to flee Cyrodiil, many of them were welcomed by the Bosmer ofValenwood,so long as their cousins agreed not to dissonate the greensong of Green-Sap. All agreed to this, save the arch-mage Anumaril.[9]

Before the taking of theWhite Gold TowerbyMorihausduring theAlessian Slave Rebellionin1E 243,[22][23]Anumaril created theStaff of Towers,which was composed of eight segments, each one a semblance of a Tower in its Dance.White-Gold Knightstook seven of these segments and carried them off to hide them in distant Fold-Places. Anumaril left with the eighth, disguised as a femur - this was Segment One, a semblance of Tower One, and thus also a reflection of Tower Zero.[9]

The Valenheart in Hectahame
The Orrery of Elden Root

When Anumaril fled to Valenwood, he still carried with him Segment One. He asked the GreatCamoranto show him Green-Sap, and was brought to one that by happenstance stood then inElden Root.There, he found a Perchance Acorn. To this golden nut, Anumaril showed the segment. For the first time, the greensong knew only one ending. And so, that ending became definite, and the Perchance Acorn became a Definite Acorn. ThatElden Treewould not walk again.[9]This tree, also called the First Tree, or the Great Tree, is found in theElden Grove.Life itself seems to be stronger around it,[40]and it is believed to be the tree that seeded all of Valenwood.[41]As written in an Ayleid prophecy, "All things to the Tree. From the Tree, all things".[40]

Using his dentition as tonal instruments, Anumaril dismantled his bones and built of them a Mundus-machine that mirrored Nirn and its planets. And when he had used all his substance in fangling this orrery, the Orrery of Elden Root, he placed the segment-sceptre within, hiding it between the Moons. Through these efforts, he had hoped to convert Green-Sap into White-Gold, and thereby remake the Ayleids' realm. But Anumaril's plan went awry for reasons he could not have anticipated. His Ayleid magic was concerned with "Will, and Shall, and Must—but under Green-Sap, all is Perchance".[9]

According to legend, if any person stepped into the center of this orrery when it was activated, it would reveal their inner self. PrinceNaemon,younger brother to QueenAyrennof theAldmeri Dominion,learned this lesson well shortly before his death circa2E 582.After betraying his sister and entering the orrery, he briefly glimpsed a vision of the White Gold Tower, and then found himself painfully transformed into a largeogrim.He flew into a rage and was quickly killed.[25]

Anumaril's plan did not necessarily fail, as his machinations presumably continue. So, while the ending to the story of Green-Sap is determined, that ending still remains a mystery.[9]

Orichalc[edit]

Orichalc is one of the most mysterious of the Towers; little is known beyond the name.[42]Some Redguards venerateDiagna,the "Orichalc God of the Sideways Blade", an avatar of theHoonDingwhich managed to "achieve permanence" and thus entered into the pantheon of theCrowns.[43]The Stone of Orichalc is said to be a sword.[UOL 4]According to a story, Diagna crashed his fist against The HoonDing Gong and swords fell from the walls of the Orichalc Tower like needles from a dry pine.[44]It is suspected that Orichalc was found inYokuda,and may have been related to theLefthanded Elves.With Yokuda thought to have gone underwater, Orichalc is supposedly sunken along with it.[42]

Circa2E 582,while aiding thePsijic Orderin restoring theStaff of Towers,theAugur of the Obscuredescribed it as an "ugly, sunken, long-forgotten [thing]" when theVestigefound the fragment associated with this Tower.[42]This commentary lends credence to the theory that it sank with Yokuda, although the Augur was regarded by the Psijics as a notorious liar when it was not being asked a direct question.[45]

Walk-Brass[edit]

Sketch of Walk-Brass

In Walk-Brass, also called the Brass Tower and the Brass God, the Dwemer sought to make their own god. Their ambulatory, usually anthropomorphic Tower is better known to most as theNumidiumor Anumidium.[21]The bookDivine Metaphysicsis an explanation of how the Dwemer planned to make this new god usingKagrenac's toolsand the sacred tones of the Heart of Lorkhan.[46]

It is thought that Anumidium was meant to be used many times to transcend Nirn. High Craftlord Kagrenac conceived its construction, which required that Dwemer sacrifice their souls to create its body, with the intention of leading them to transcendence and salvation.[47]Kagrenac's plan was interrupted by Dagoth Ur's discovery of his intentions, which led to theBattle of Red Mountaincirca1E 700wherein all Dwemer on Nirn disappeared.[18]Misuse of the golem they left behind (which, historically, has proven to beeveryknown use) is believed to have terrible long-term metaphysical consequences.[48]Some believe that the Numidium is intrinsically evil: a rankingClockwork Apostlerefers to it as the "most profane" of the Dwemer's creations, a "walking horror" and the "Antipodal-God-Thing that reigns on the darkest pole of the sacred Nirn-Sphere".[49]

Pieces of the golem, called Numidium, fell into the hands of the Tribunal, who eventually traded them toTiber Septimas part of theirArmisticewith the latter'sEmpirein2E 896.In the town ofRimmeninElsweyr,it was slowly reassembled and finally activated.[48]Though it was meant to be infused with the Heart of Lorkhan, Tiber's BattlemageZurin Arctusdevised a way to create theMantellato function as the Numidium's heart.[50]Tiber was able to conquer the whole continent using the Numidium, becoming the first Emperor of Tamriel and ending the Second Era.[50][51]The Numidium was used again in3E 417to bring about theMiracle of Peacein theIliac Bayregion,[52]but it was apparently destroyed in the process.[53]

These successes served as inspiration for a new golem, known asAkulakhanor the Second Numidium, which Dagoth Ur was building beneath Red Mountain as part of his plan to drive the foreigners out of Morrowind and then conquer Tamriel. Like Anumidium, Akulakhan was to be powered by the Heart of Lorkhan.[19]When the Nerevarine freed the Heart from Kagrenac's bindings in 3E 427, this Second Numidium was destroyed.[20]

Gallery[edit]

  • The Chim-el Adabal, the Stone of White-Gold

  • The Heart of Lorkhan, the First Stone

  • Transparent Law, the Stone of the Crystal Tower

  • The Doomcrag, a failed Tower, prior to its destruction

  • The reconstructedCoral Towerin Coldharbour

Notes[edit]

  • ^ Due to gaps in the source material and the abstruse nature of the subject, much of the above is based on little more than educated guesswork, notably the Snow Tower's association with the Throat of the World and Orichalc's association with Yokuda.
  • TheDoomcraginRivenspireis believed to have been a failed imitation of a Tower.[54][55]
  • It is unknown whether theCoral TowerofThras,destroyed during the invasion of theAll-Flags Navy,was a functional Tower or a failed imitation like the Doomcrag.[56]
  • It is unknown ifThe Tower,aconstellation,is related to the Towers. One source, however, states that it protects Mundus from chaotic, Padomaic influences.[UOL 5]
  • Shortly after describing Numidium as the "Brass Tower of Vanity",[49]a disciple ofSotha Silterms theClockwork City"Brass-Throat" and the "Oil-Slick Tower of Seamless Assembly" inThe Truth in Sequence.[57]Another book by a Clockwork Apostle terms the City "the center of the wheel for Nirn-Ensuing".[58]Mephala's servant, the former Psijic Earl Leythen, describes the Clockwork City as a "place of power", similar to the Crystal Tower, that can "change the rules of reality and remake the world".[59]
  • A disciple of the Daedric PrinceMephalaasserts that her Pillar Palace, "whose true name is too awful to be uttered", is a Tower. "Like Nirn", it is said to stand at the center ofher realmsurrounded by eight strands that are like spokes.[60]
  • When asked about the Stone ofFalinesti,Michael Kirkbridesaid it was "a fruit".[UOL 4]

See Also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abMythic Dawn Commentaries 3—Mankar Camoran
  2. ^The Infernal City—Greg Keyes
  3. ^abcd36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 21—Vivec
  4. ^abOn the Detachment of the Sheath—Arch-Prelate Fervidius Tharn
  5. ^The Illusion of Death
  6. ^Spirit of Nirn, God of Mortals
  7. ^abcdeThe Monomyth
  8. ^abcdeSubtropical Cyrodiil: A Speculation—Lady CinnabarofTaneth
  9. ^abcdefghijklmnopAurbic Enigma 4: The Elden Tree—Beredalmo the Signifier
  10. ^Loremaster Celarus' dialogue inESO:Summerset
  11. ^abBeacon of Tower Zerofurnishing name, appearance and Codex entries inESO
  12. ^Appearance of the Throat of the World inSkyrim
  13. ^Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: Arena Supermundus: The Tapestry of Heaven—Imperial Geographical Society,3E 432
  14. ^abcTower of Adamant—Hrerm House-builder,Bards College,Solitude
  15. ^abcdBefore the Ages of Man—Aicantar ofShimerene
  16. ^abOnce—Beredalmo the Signifier
  17. ^Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: High Rock—Imperial Geographical Society,2E 864
  18. ^abcThe Battle of Red Mountain—Vivec
  19. ^abDagoth Ur's Plans—Tribunal Temple
  20. ^abEvents ofMorrowind
  21. ^abcThe Book of the Dragonborn— PriorEmelene Madrine
  22. ^abcVarieties of Faith...—Brother Mikhael Karkuxorof the Imperial College
  23. ^abPocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: All the Eras of Man, A Comprehensive History of our History—Imperial Geographical Society,3E 432
  24. ^The Amulet of Kings—Wenengrus Monhona
  25. ^abEvents ofESO
  26. ^Phrastus of Elinhir's dialogue inESO
  27. ^Events ofLight the DragonfiresinOblivion
  28. ^The Oblivion Crisis—Praxis Sarcorum,Imperial Historian
  29. ^abSotha Sil's dialogue duringA Necessary AllianceinESO
  30. ^Ritemaster Iachesis' dialogue duringThe Tower SentinelsinESO
  31. ^King Edward
  32. ^abRitemaster Iachesis' dialogue duringBuried MemoriesinESO
  33. ^abEvents ofThe Crystal TowerinESO
  34. ^Rising Threat—Lathenil of Sunhold
  35. ^TheCrystal Towerloading screen inArena
  36. ^abEvents ofSkyrim
  37. ^Paarthurnax's dialogue inSkyrim
  38. ^Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Skyrim—Imperial Geographical Society,2E 864
  39. ^The Orreryloading screeninESO
  40. ^abThe Book of the Great Tree
  41. ^Ayleid Cities of Valenwood— the Esteemed HistorianHomfreyat theUniversity of Gwylim,2E 455
  42. ^abcAugur of the Obscure's dialogue inESO
  43. ^Varieties of Faith, Crown Redguards—Brother Mikhael Karkuxorof the Imperial College
  44. ^Lefthander's Aegis Beltcodex entry inESO:High Isle
  45. ^Josajeh's dialogue duringThe Psijics' CallinginESO
  46. ^Baladas Demnevanni's dialogue inMorrowind
  47. ^People of Morrowind— Various
  48. ^abWhere Were You... Dragon Broke— Various
  49. ^abThe Truth in Sequence: Volume 5—Deldrise Morvayn
  50. ^abThe Arcturian Heresy—The Underking,YsmirKingmaker
  51. ^Darius' dialogue inMorrowind
  52. ^Events ofDaggerfall
  53. ^Janand Maulinie's dialogue inMorrowind
  54. ^The Doomcrag'sloading screeninESO
  55. ^Telenger the Artificer Answers Your Questions 2—Telenger the Artificer
  56. ^Further Notes on the Sload—Telenger the Artificer
  57. ^The Truth in Sequence: Volume 6—Deldrise Morvayn
  58. ^The Unseen Potential of Clockwork—Lector Saelorn Tenar,Apostle ofSotha Sil
  59. ^Earl Leythen's dialogue duringA Necessary AllianceinESO
  60. ^Rumors of the Spiral Skein—the Derisive Necromite

Note:The following references are considered to beunofficial sources.They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.

  1. ^abcdefghijklmNu-Mantia Intercept— Nu-Hatta, The Imperial Library
  2. ^abcVehk's Teachings— Vivec, The Imperial Library
  3. ^Interview with Todd Howard
  4. ^abcMichael Kirkbride interview,The Imperial Library
  5. ^Six Views of the Egg of Time, V. III
Appendices
Arcana and Metaphysics
Culture and Tradition
Symbols
Transportation
Law and Politics
Rituals and Prophecies
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